Welcome to Peter Barry’s blog posts. You’ll find a range of topics focussing on issues that are important to our clients where we try to answer the questions that we regularly get asked.
Question A Building Owner’s basement conversion works damage the party wall to such an extent that the remedy is partial re-building. The Adjoining Owner elects to receive a payment in lieu of the repair as they don’t trust the Building Owner’s contractor to undertake the works. Prior to carrying out the repair does the Adjoining Owner (now Building Owner) need to serve notice on the ...
Question A Building Owner’s basement conversion works damage the party wall to such an extent that the remedy is partial ...
Question If a Building Owner appoints a surveyor on behalf of an Adjoining Owner in accordance with Section 10(4) can that ...
Chartered Surveyors can carry out several different types of surveys to residential properties. The purpose of this article ...
Question An Adjoining Owner is served with a notice just days before they are due to exchange contracts on the sale of ...
Question The Government Explanatory Booklet lists certain jobs as being so minor they do not warrant the serving of a ...
When thinking of heating and hot water in a domestic situation, generally speaking two options tend to spring to mind, ...
The United Nations considers the supply of water to be a major ongoing issue for the 21st Century. With global temperatures and the size of the population both on the increase it will become progressively more expensive to meet demand; costs are likely to rise and in extreme case rationing may be necessary. Within the UK, it is normal to experience rain, at times it is just about all we seem ...
The United Nations considers the supply of water to be a major ongoing issue for the 21st Century. With global temperatures ...
The vast majority of flats in England and Wales are held on long leases, but many lessees will have the right to acquire the ...
In speaking the words ‘I don’t quite see why they need a more detailed report, surely a Valuation would have been ...
When we carry out either a Building Survey or a Homebuyer Report one of the first things that the client usually wants to ...